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How do I configure password policy?
Password policy determines the conditions to be imposed on passwords specified by users.
This use case starts when you want to configure a password policy and ends when you have completed the configuration.
*To configure password policy:
1. Click the menu options icon from the title bar and click Administration.
2. Click Password policy from the left pane.
3. In the General tab, provide the required values in the following fields:
If the password specified by a user does not satisfy the requirements specified in this section, the password will not be accepted.
Fields
Description
Minimum length
Select the minimum length of the password.
Maximum length
Select the maximum length of the password.
Minimum number of lowercase letters
Select the minimum number of lowercase characters that must be provided.
Allow special characters
Select whether special characters are allowed.
Minimum number of special characters
Select the minimum number of special characters that must be provided.
Special characters
Provide the special characters that are allowed.
Allow uppercase letters
Select whether uppercase characters are allowed.
Minimum number of uppercase letters
Select the minimum number of uppercase characters that must be provided.
Allow numbers
Select whether numbers are allowed.
Minimum number of numbers
Select the minimum number of digits that must be provided.
Allow commonly used password
Select whether commonly used passwords can be provided.
Common password (s)
Provide the list of common passwords that must not be allowed.
Allow sequential characters
Select whether sequential characters are allowed.
Minimum sequential characters
Select the minimum number of sequential characters that must be provided.
Allow repetitive characters
Select whether redundant characters are allowed.
Minimum repetitive characters
Select the minimum number of repetitive characters that must be provided.
Allow context-related password
Select whether context-related passwords are allowed.
Minimum context-related characters
Select the minimum number of context-related characters that must be provided.
4. In the Advanced tab, enable the following based on your requirements:
Field
Description
Force change before first login
Turn on to enforce the password change during their first sign in.
Force change after reset
Turn on to enforce the password change when user reset the password and new password was shared to user over email.
Force different password
Turn on to enforce user for a different password if the user provides a password that was already in use.
Activate reset confirmation
Turn on to send a confirmation email for password reset.
If turned on, a link to reset password is sent. Else, the reset password is sent.
Activate password expiry
Turn on to specify the number of days after which a password expires.
In the Password lifetime (in days) field, specify the number of days a password is valid.
5. Click Save.
Your configurations are saved.
The set of password rules enabled here enhances the user account security by mandating users to employ strong passwords and use them properly.